# CVE-2026-54916: NetBox Device Type Library: Module Shadowing Bypass of prior pickle fix - RCE via missing \`tests/\_\_init\_\_.py\` + SSRF via unfixed \`NETBOX\_DT\_LIBRARY\_URL\` → Cloud Metadata credential theft

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: b0d9a3dadd0a0a9d3c93b0b2777559fd4bad1037g
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-09-18

## Affected

- netbox-community devicetype-library: fixed in b0d9a3dadd0a0a9d3c93b0b2777559fd4bad1037g

## Description

NetBox Device Type Library is a collection of community-sourced device type definitions for import into NetBox. The absence of tests/init.py and the lack of --import-mode=importlib cause pytest prepend import mode to place the tests directory at the front of sys.path during collection. An unauthenticated contributor can add a module such as tests/git.py that shadows GitPython when tests/definitions_test.py executes from git import Git, Repo, or add tests/conftest.py for automatic collection-time execution. Python imports and runs the pull-request module before any test function, allowing arbitrary code execution on the GitHub Actions runner, test-result tampering, and access to tokens or network resources exposed to the workflow. This module-shadowing path is independent of the earlier pickle deserialization flaw and the separately tracked NETBOX_DT_LIBRARY_URL issue. This vulnerability is fixed by commit b0d9a3dadd0a0a9d3c93b0b2777559fd4bad1037.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on netbox-community devicetype-library, upgrade to a fixed version (b0d9a3dadd0a0a9d3c93b0b2777559fd4bad1037g) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/netbox-community/devicetype-library/security/advisories/GHSA-wwg5-825x-83g6
- https://github.com/netbox-community/devicetype-library/pull/4239
- https://github.com/netbox-community/devicetype-library/commit/b0d9a3dadd0a0a9d3c93b0b2777559fd4bad1037

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